# 撿

| 撿 | U+64BF, &#25791; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-64BF |
| ← 撾 [U+64BE] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 擀 → [U+64C0] |

## Translingual

| Traditional | 撿 |
| Shinjitai (extended) | 𢮦 |
| Simplified | 捡 |

### Han character

撿 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+13, 16 strokes, cangjie input 手人一人 (QOMO), four-corner 5808$_6$, composition ⿰扌僉)

#### Derived characters

* 𭕽, 籡

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 457, character 24
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12779
* Dae Jaweon: page 806, character 7
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1970, character 15
* Unihan data for U+64BF

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 厱 | *raːm, *kʰreːm, *kʰlam |
| 歛 | *qʰlaːm |
| 臉 | *ɡ·reːmʔ, *skʰlam, *kramʔ |
| 醶 | *ɡr·reːmʔ, *skʰraːmʔ |
| 鹼 | *kreːmʔ, *skʰlam |
| 薟 | *ɡ·ram, *ɡ·ramʔ, *qʰram |
| 匳 | *ɡ·ram |
| 獫 | *ɡ·ram, *ɡ·ramʔ, *ɡ·rams, *qʰramʔ |
| 蘞 | *ɡ·ram, *ɡ·ramʔ, *qʰlam |
| 籢 | *ɡ·ram |
| 斂 | *ɡ·ramʔ, *ɡ·rams |
| 瀲 | *ɡ·ramʔ, *ɡ·rams |
| 撿 | *ɡ·ramʔ, *kramʔ |
| 羷 | *ɡ·ramʔ |
| 殮 | *ɡ·rams |
| 簽 | *skʰlam |
| 僉 | *skʰlam |
| 憸 | *skʰlam, *skʰlamʔ, *sqʰlam, *qʰramʔ |
| 譣 | *skʰlam, *qʰramʔ |
| 檢 | *kramʔ |
| 瞼 | *kramʔ |
| 儉 | *ɡramʔ |
| 顩 | *ŋramʔ, *rlɯmʔ, *kʰrɯmʔ |
| 嬐 | *ŋramʔ |
| 嶮 | *ŋramʔ, *hŋramʔ |
| 噞 | *ŋramʔ, *ŋrams |
| 驗 | *ŋrams |
| 險 | *qʰramʔ |
| 劒 | *kams |
| 劍 | *kams |
| 𩏩 | *qʰam |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ɡ·ramʔ, *kramʔ) : semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 僉 (OC *skʰlam).

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jiǎn (jian$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gim$^2$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiám
* Eastern Min (BUC): giēng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gieng$^3$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): kiám
    (Teochew, Peng'im): giam$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎn
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎn
*** Wade–Giles: chien$^3$
*** Yale: jyǎn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jean
*** Palladius: цзянь (czjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gim$^2$
*** Yale: gím
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gim$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gim$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /kiːm³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiám
*** Hakka Romanization System: giam$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: giam$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /ki̯am³¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: giēng
*** Sinological IPA : /kieŋ³³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: gieng$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /kiɛŋ⁴⁵³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: gieng$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /kiɛŋ³³²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiám
*** Tâi-lô: kiám
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kiarm
*** IPA (Xiamen): /kiam⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kiam⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiam⁵³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kiam⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiam⁴¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: giam$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kiám
*** Sinological IPA : /kiam⁵²/
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*kramʔ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 撿 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 10211 |
| Phonetic component | 僉 |
| Rime group | 談 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 檢 |
| Old Chinese | /*kramʔ/ |
| Notes | 見漢書 |

#### Definitions

撿
* (literary) (alt. form 檢／检) to restrain; to constrain
* (literary) (alt. form 檢／检) to inspect; to investigate
* to pick up; to collect
    撿柴／捡柴 ― jiǎn chái ― to collect firewood
       Tā gāng zài lù shàng jiǎn dào le yībǎi kuài qián. [Pinyin]
       He picked up 100 bucks off the ground just now.
* Alternative form of 揀 / 拣 (jiǎn, “to pick”).
* (dialectal) to put in order
* (dialectal Hakka) to take; to get

##### Synonyms

* (to pick up): 拾 (shí)
* (to take):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 取 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 拿 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 拿 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 拿 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 拿 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 拿 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 拿, 搦 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 拿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 拿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 拿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 拿 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 拿 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 拿 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 攞, 拎, 搦 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 攞, 拎, 搦 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 拎 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 𢬿, 討 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 討 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 捰, 拎, 摣 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 攞, 拎 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 攞 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 攞 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 攞 |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 攞 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 攞 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 搦 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 攞 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 拿 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 拿 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 拿 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 拿 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 拿 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 拿 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 提 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 提 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Bao'an) | 撿 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 撿, 拿 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 搦 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 擔 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 荷, 拿 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 拿, 㨮 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 拈, 掏 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 提 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 提, 掗 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 提, 掗 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 提 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 攑 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 提, 挈 GT |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 提 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 提 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 提 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 提 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 提 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 提 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 提 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 提, 捎 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 提 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 攑, 提 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 攑, 提 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 提, 掗 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 挈 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 挈 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 挈 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 挈 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 挈, 攑 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 把 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 把 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 把 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 挈 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 拿 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 拿 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 馱, 撈, 挈 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 朵, 抯, 揹 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 拿 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified) | GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified) |

#### Compounds

* 你丟我撿 / 你丢我捡
* 挑撿 / 挑捡
* 撿了芝麻，丟了西瓜 / 捡了芝麻，丢了西瓜 (jiǎnle zhīma, diūle xīguā)
* 撿便宜 / 捡便宜
* 撿場 / 捡场
* 撿字紙 / 捡字纸
* 撿拾 / 捡拾 (jiǎnshí)
* 撿柴 / 捡柴 (jiǎnchái)
* 撿洋落兒 / 捡洋落儿
* 撿漏 / 捡漏
* 撿現成 / 捡现成
* 撿破爛 / 捡破烂 (jiǎn pòlàn)
* 撿起 / 捡起
* 撿金 / 捡金 (jiǎnjīn)
* 撿骨 / 捡骨 (jiǎngǔ)

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): liǎn (lian$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄢˇ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: liǎn
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: liǎn
*** Wade–Giles: lien$^3$
*** Yale: lyǎn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lean
*** Palladius: лянь (ljanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /li̯ɛn²¹⁴/
* Middle Chinese: ljemX
Rime :
| Character | 撿 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 來 (37) |
| Final (韻) | 鹽 (153) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 良冉切 |
| Baxter | ljemX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /liᴇm$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /liɛm$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ljæm$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /liam$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /liɛm$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /lĭɛm$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /li̯ɛm$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | liǎn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | lim$^5$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*ɡ·ramʔ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 撿 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 10193 |
| Phonetic component | 僉 |
| Rime group | 談 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 斂 |
| Old Chinese | /*ɡ·ramʔ/ |

#### Definitions

撿
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## Japanese

| Shinjitai (extended) | 𢮦 |
| Kyūjitai | 撿 |

### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 𢮦)
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#### Readings

* Go-on: けん (ken)
* Kan-on: けん (ken)
* Kan’yō-on: れん (ren)
* Kun: こまねく (komaneku, 撿く)

## Korean
### Hanja

撿 • (geom) (hangeul 검, revised geom, McCune–Reischauer kŏm, Yale kem)
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

撿: Hán Nôm readings: kiểm
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#### References

* Nom Foundation